Coin vending-machine.



J. v. MORRIS & H. E. OLIVER.

COIN VENDING MACHINE.

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JOHN V. MORRIS AND -HENR'Y E. OLIVER, OF BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, ASSIGNORS,BY

DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO STANDING VENDING COMPANY, OF BIR-MINGHAM, ALABAMA, A CORPORATION OF ALABAMA.

COIN VENDING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 21, 1909. Serial no. 523,931.

.To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, J OHN V. Monms and HENRY E. OLIVER, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Birmingham, in the countyof Jefferson andState of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements-in CoinVending-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

I Our invention relates to'an improvement.

in coin vending machines particularly designed for 'the handling ofpencils and like articles, though many features of its constructionarebroadlyapplicableto all,characters of coin vendiin machines.-

One object-of our invention'is to rovide a swinging multiple compartmentholder or the articles to' be handled by the machine, a feed rollerbeing used andso disposed as to be effective in the successivecompartments as those preceding them are emptied. Bythis means wegreatly increase the capacity of the machine at a nominal cost.

A further object of our invention consists claimed, reference beinghadto the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation ofour improved apparatus with the front of the easing rem' ved and theejector and its operating n-echanism shown in vertical cross sectionalong the line w'w of Fig. 2. Fig.

2 is a vertical sectional view taken along the line y-y of Fig. 1, thereceptacle for the a"rticles being shown in partial section. Fig.

3 is a vertical sectional elevation of Fig. 1 taken along the line 2-2of Fig. 1. Fig. 4

is a transverse crosssectional view taken along the line 4E4 of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the disks which cooperate with aninterposed coin to effect the transmission of motion to the ejector.Fig.1 shows the positions assumed by the ejector and the feed roller asthe former movesto eject a pencil or other article.

Patented Mar. 14-, 1911.

Similar reference numerals refer to similar parts throughout thedrawings.

. As illustrated, we show our improved apparatus mounted in a casinghaving a back 1 a hinged'downwa-rdly opening bot-tom 2. side walls 3 anda front comprising a lower stationary part 4, at the upper end of whicha door 5 is hinged so as to open outwardly. An upwardly opening top 6 ishinged to the back 1, thus forming a casing which gives ready access-tothe front, top and bottom for the purposes hereinafter described.

In the upperportion of the casing is disposed the receptacle for thearticles to he sold, which, in the construction illustiated, comprises"a holder 7 subdivided by transverse partitions 8 to form a series ofvertical compartments 9 which are open at the bottom and top. This.holder is provided at each upper rear corner with apivot:- plate10-which engages a similar plate 11 fixed to j the side wall of thecasing, andhaving a boss carrying a pivot pin (not shown) which works inanopening in the boss of plate 10. The bosses on the pivot plates aremade longer at the right hand side in order to leave sufficient space toreceive both the coin slot 12 and the swinging magnetic detector 13.This coin slot starts opposite an aperture 14 in the door 5 andcontinues first at a slight incline toward the rear of the easing andthen straight down so as to disch arge the coins between the disks 15and 16. The

coin slot is held in rosition by angle irons 17 attached at suitablepoints to the side wall of the casing.

' We mount the rotatable ejector/'18 in the lower portion 01 below theswinginghol'der 7, it being noted that the bottom of the holder is cutaway on an arc struck from its pivotal points so that its bottom edgeis'always the same distance from the ejector in whatever position it maystand. The ejector comprises an elongated hollow metal form providedwith a series of equi-distantly spaced shoulders 19 formed at the frontwith an abrupt radial face; 20, which, from its lower point, continuesin a gradual convex curve 21 to the apex of the next shoulder, thusforming a series of pockets or longitiidinal grooves, the bottomsofwhich gradually merge on convex' curves the casing and immediately toapexcs of a series of shoulders which are equi-distant from the center.This hollow form is supported at each end upon plates 22 which arerotatably mounted upon a cen- 5 tral stationary shaft. 23.

The checkcontrolled apparatus, .which will now be described, is notclaimed as a part of our present invention which is limited to theconstruction of the pencil handling apparatus. At the left hand end asecond plate 24 is bolted to the plate 22 and engages the end of theform and holds it in position between that plate and the disk 15,

which is likewise rotatably mounted upon 16 the shaft 23. This shaft 23at its left hand end is mounted in the bearing 24 having a spacingwasher 25 interposed between the bearing and the plate 24. At its righthand end the shaft carries integral therewith or fixed thereon, a disk26, which, as seen in Fig. 3, is cut away at 27 to, provide for theescape of the coin between said disk and the studs 28 which are mountedon the plate and spaced 120 apart. The disk 16 is likewise rotatahlymounted on the shaft on the outside of the disk 26 and is connected byscrews or bolts to the end bearing 29 for the shaft. This bearing 29 isin the form of a cap having an annular flange 30 to receive the screwswhich fasten it to the plate 16 and having its body portion cylindricalso as to turn freely in the side wall 3 of the casing upon washers 31seated-therein. A

. hand wheel 32 is fastened to the outer end of 29. The flange 30 istoothed to form a ratchet wheel, and a dog 56 pivoted to the wall 3 ofthe casing engages these teeth to prevent the disk 16 being turned bymeans of the hand wheel 32 and boxing 29 in more than one direction.

As seen in Fig. 5, the disk 16 carries at opposite points two-elongatedarcuate ribs or projections 33. These are so positioned that they willnot engage the studs 28 when the two disks are in assembled position.The

space between the adjacent ends of the ribs is in excess of the width ofthe coin to con trol the apparatus 'but is not sufiicient to permit twocoins to drop in between them at the same time. I

At the front of the casingwe attach a pair of plates 34, the upper edgesof which have the same arcuate curve as the lower edge of the holder andwhich extend under the open compartments in the holder to prevent thepencils or other articles therein from dropping out from any but thecompartment which stands in position .to deliver onto the ejector. Theforward end of this plate is curved so as to extend around and over theejector to a point substantially in line withthe shoulder 19 of thepocket then in position to receive and eject a pencil. I

To the real wall of the casing we attach a pair of plates 35,.the frontedges of which are struck on a curve from'thc center of the shaft 23 andon a radius suiiicient to let the shoulders 19 clear of the front edgeof the plates. The rear curved edge of the plates 34 are struck on asimilar arc. The plates 7 35 have connected to them a discharge chute 36which passes through an aperture 37 in the front wall 4 and is turned upat 38 to form a stop for the pencil.

As a means for insuring the feed of the penc ls or other articles to theejector, we provlde a narrow roller 39 mounted on an axis 40 between thearms of a yoke 41, the shank of which is provided with oppositelydisposed -lugs42, which are pivotally sup g0 ported between a bearingplate43 and the rear wall 1 of the casing. A spring 44 also fastened tothe rear wall 1 exerts a downward pressure upon the yoke 41, tending tohold the roller 39 in engagement with the g5 ejector 19.

It will be noted by reference to Figs. 1 and 2, that the lower ends ofthe division walls 8, forming the compartments 9, are cut away to leavea'passage way 45 for the roller and its yoke so that the lower end ofthe holder when emptied, will swing -rear wardly over the roller whichwill-therefore successively project into the several compartments 90fthe holder. By this means the roller, as the compartments beginning at.the rear are successively emptied, will engage and act upon the pencilsin each'of the compartments in turn.

With the coin in the position just described, the operation of theapparatus is as follows :-The top of the casing is first lifted and theseveral compartments 9' filled with pencils. The bottom pencil of therear compartment will rest in the upper pocket of the ejector bet-ween ashoulder 20 and the roller 39, which rests upon the curved sur face 21of the pocket. If now the 'hand wheel 32 be turned in a forwarddirection, the disk 16 will-rotate until a rib 33 strikes the coin 55(Fig. 3'). When this rib strikes the coin it transmits motionth'roughthe coin to the stud 28 and to the disk 15,. which in turn moves theejector 18. Referring to Fig. 6, it will be seen that as'the disk 15 116and ejector moves in the manner just described, the roller 39 will rideup over the pencil and over the shoulder 19, ni"ovii1, from a positiontangent to the two lower pencils in the compartment (see Fig. 2), to 120a position tangent to next to the bottom pencil in that compartment (seeI*ig '.'6).- As the ejector continues in rotation, the roller movesforcing the bottom pencil down the inclined curve 21 leading to thesucceeding pencil pocket in the ejector and drawing down with it thenext to the bottom encil. and finallyassuming a tangent positlon to thetwo pencils next to the one in the pencil pocket, as seen in Fig. 2.Meanwhile the continued movement ofthe ejector brings the pencil thatisbeing ejected, and which has been held in its pocket by the curved frontWall of the plates 85, in the position to finally drop into thedischarge chute 36.

Should a second coin be interposed before 27, which is designed topermit the coin to escape between the disk 26 and'the stud 28 and dropinto the coin till at the bottom of the casing. As each successivecompartment, beginning at the rear, is emptied, the feed roller projectsthrough the slot or passage 45 and engages the pencils in the lastloaded compartment until the entire holder has been emptied. It will benoted that feed roller 39 always leaves the bottom pencil free, as seenin Figs. 2 and 6. 1

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent,-is:-

1. In a vending machine, a movable multiple compartment holder for thearticles to be vended, ejector mechanism to receive the articles fromsaid holder and discharge themfrom the machine, and means to adjust theposition of said holder so that its filled compartments are successivelybrought into position above said ejector mechanism as the compartmentspreceding them are emptied, said means comprising a device whichsuccessively engages the lower articles in each compartment and holdsthe holder against.

movement until said compartment is empty.

2. In a vending machine, a multiple com partment swinging holder for thearticles to be vended, ejector means to receive the artieles from saidholder and discharge them from the machine, and automatic means toposition said holder and bring the loadedone resting on said body.

4. In a vending machine, a chute for the articles to be vended having aslot, a roller mounted in a swinging support and arranged to projectthrough said slot and engage the articles within said chute, a rotaryejector drum having pockets to receive said articles, said rollerresting upon said drum. and a dischar e chute for the articles receivedfrom said ejector.

5. In a vending machine, a chute for the articles to be vended having aslot in its side, a pivoted feed device projecting through said slot andengaging the articles in said chute, an ejecting apparatus formed with aplurality of circumferentially taper-,

ing pockets and upon which said feed device rests, guard means to retainthe articles in said pockets as the ejector turns, and a discharge chuteinto which the articles fall from said pockets, substantially asdescribed.

6. In a vending machine, a chute for the articles to be vended, a rollermounted upon a swinging support and adapted to project through anopening into said chute, an ejector for the articles upon which saidroller rests, said roller in all positions standing clear of thebottom-most article Whether it be in the pocket or on the point offalling therein and being adapted to engage and exert a downwardpressure upon an article above the bottom-most articles, as and for thepurposes described.

7 In a vending machine, a multiple compartment holder pivoted so as toswing by gravity and bring its compartments successively in dischargingposition, ejector 'means to successively receive and discharge thearticles from a given compartment. and means to control the positioningof the holder so that one compartment. empties be fore the next filledcompartment is brought into discharging position, said means comprisinga device which engages the lower articles in each compartment andthereby arrests the holder against swinging downwardly to present a newcompartment into the discharging position until the compartment fromwhich articles are being discharged has been emptied, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands 1n presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

JOHN V. MORRIS. HENRY E. OLIVER. Witnesses:

HINDS 'PEEVEY, FROMIE WELSH.

It is hereby certified that the assignee in Letters Patent No. 986,490,granted March 14, 1911, upon the application of John V. Morris and HenryE. Oliver, of Birmingham, Alabama, for an improvement in CoinVending-Machines, sho uld have been described and specified as StandardVending Omnprmy instead of Standing Vending Company; and that the saidLetters Patent shouid be read with this correction therein that the samemay eonforrn to the record of the casein the Patent Oflice. I

Signed and sealed this 11th day of April, A. D., 1911.

O. C. BILLINGS, Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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